NASA has developed a robot it calls RoboSimian to enter a DARPA competition for robots that may one day be used to conduct rescue missions in emergencies or disasters. RoboSimian has been designed and constructed by NASA to operate in instances where rescue missions need to be conducted in environments too dangerous for humans, such… Read more »

Earth and Saturn appeared together in an evocative photo released yesterday by NASA/JPL. The highly anticipated picture by the Cassini spacecraft was snapped on July 19. It represents an extremely rare shot of Earth and Saturn in the same frame, made possible by Cassini’s wide-angle camera lens. The moon is also in the shot, but… Read more »